3107.13
Waiting period prior to finality.

(A)
A final decree of adoption shall not be
issued and an interlocutory order of adoption does not become final, until the
person to be adopted has lived in the adoptive home for at least six months
after placement by an agency, or for at least six months after the department
of job and family services or the court has been informed of the placement of
the person with the petitioner, and the department or court has had an
opportunity to observe or investigate the adoptive home, or in the case of
adoption by a stepparent, until at least six months after the filing of the
petition, or until the child has lived in the home for at least six months.

(B)
In the case of a foster
caregiver adopting a foster child or person adopting a child to whom the person
is related, the court shall apply the amount of time the child lived in the
foster caregiver's or relative's home prior to the date the foster caregiver or
relative files the petition to adopt the child toward the six-month waiting
period established by division (A) of this section.